The United States has raised it’s “Threat Condition (ThreatCon)” a.k.a. “Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at U.S. Bases.
The Force Protection Condition (FPCON) for several U.S. Military Bases in Europe including Army Garrison Stuttgart and Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany as well as Aviano Air Force Base in Italy, has been raised from Bravo to Charlie.
FPCON = Force Protection Condition: CHARLIE
The DoD FPCON consists of five progressive levels of increasing Anti-Terrorism protective measures. The circumstances that apply and the purposes of each protective posture are as follows:
FPCON NORMAL: Applies when a general global threat of possible terrorist activity exists and warrants a routine security posture. At a minimum, access control will…
